What field hero is capable of killing 131 diamondback moth eggs in 24 hours?
Answer: Female Damsel Bug
Damsel bugs can be important predators of diamondback moth. In this laboratory study an average of 131 eggs or 95 larvae of diamondback moth were killed by a single of female adult in 24 hours at 24 °C.
Source: Ma, J., Li, Y., Keller, M., and Ren, S. 2005. Functional response and predation of Nabis kinbergii (Hemiptera: Nabidae) to Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). Insect Sciene. Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 281–286.
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